From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting ...

In ancient Egypt, did pyramids really have booby traps? Why was treasure hidden inside? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. When the ancient Egyptians built their giant pyramids, they wanted to ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza has been studied for centuries, yet new technology is still revealing features that earlier generations could not see. Now researchers say a 4,500-year-old structure on the ...

I have seen the lofty walls of Babylon and the Zeus statue by the Alpheios River. The Hanging Gardens and the colossus of the ...

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...